outside of

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as in except
not including outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

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as in beyond
out of the reach or sphere of budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

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Recent Examples of outside of Other footage showed the pair hugging and kissing outside of the session. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025 But each effort is half-hearted and poorly formed outside of Yeoh herself. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 For example, on Sunday, May 3, seven Latino day laborers were waiting for short-term work opportunities outside of their usual spot, a Pep Boys auto shop in Pico-Union. V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 Related article Luigi Mangione, CEO killing suspect, pleads not guilty to state terror and murder charges Mangione has pleaded not guilty to charges in the death last year of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down in New York City in a brazen shooting outside of a Manhattan hotel. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for outside of 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outside of
Preposition
  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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  • Her response to Grant is beyond lame: Bish, please.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • By Billy Perrigo/Paris February 11, 2025 4:35 PM EST Safety concerns are out, optimism is in: that was the takeaway from a major artificial intelligence summit in Paris this week, as leaders from the U.S., France, and beyond threw their weight behind the AI industry.
    Billy Perrigo/Paris, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • And right beside the win-loss column — subject to your opinion of the person running the operation — there’s a skyscraper of either explanations or excuses.
    Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Echevarria had a burial plot picked out beside his mother’s grave.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • The victim was fighting with another man outside the store on the corner of E. 187th St. and Crotona Ave.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Lauren James scored Chelsea’s latest winning goal in the WSL, striking from outside the area with her left foot, with the clock at 92:03.
    Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Preposition
  • And Ukraine and its European allies questioned whether a deal guaranteeing lasting security could be reached at all without the invaded country's input.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Technologies such as advanced encryption, anonymization and tokenization safeguard consumer information while enabling financial institutions and retailers to derive valuable insights without ever exchanging datasets or exposing personal data.
    Jon Jacobson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Preposition
  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
Preposition
  • Many of these forms of ID, other than a passport, either include a birth certificate or must be presented alongside a birth certificate.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But there is no curb on the pardon other than the conscience of the executive issuing one.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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